Brazil v Serbia, 24 November 2022

Kick-off: 10.00pm local (7.00pm GMT) . FIFA world ranking: Brazil 1, Serbia 21 . This was the final game of the first round of group games at this World Cup finals. . Brazil and Serbia had now met at the group stage at consecutive World Cup finals. The Selecao won 2-0 in Moscow in 2018 with goals from Paulinho and Thiago Silva. . Brazil remained unbeaten in their opening games at World Cup finals since 1934 against Spain in Genoa. . Richarlison had now scored nine goals in his last seven appearances for Brazil. . Brazil remained unbeaten in their last 16 group games at World Cup finals (won 13). . Brazil had now kept a clean sheet in four of their last five games at World Cup finals. . Aged 38 years and 63 days, Thiago Silva became the oldest player to play for Brazil at a World Cup finals; previously Djalma Santos against Hungary at Goodison Park (Everton FC) in 1966, aged 37 years and 138 days. . Including Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia had now qualified for four of the last five World Cups finals. . Serbia had now lost nine of their last 11 games at World Cup finals (won two). . Eight of the 16 games played so far in this World Cup tournament were goalless at half-time.